Beeja Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Ah, the Efteling... Such a beautiful park! I'm really in love with it and everytime I visit it, I'm stunned by it's beauty. Even though the weather wasn't great (rain in the morning) we still had a day packed with fun! The lines were OK so we rode all the coasters (some of them twice), did some flat rides, had some good snacks, blah blah blah! I'm not good at words so I'll let the pics speak for themselves. Enjoy! And I leave you with this view of the Pagode! Giant fake bird and tiny real bird make a cute couple! The themed entrance of Bird Rok (too bad that's almost the only themeing the rollercoaster got) Little baby ducks are cute! The Fata Morgana building: nice and quiet on the outside, terrible creatures on the inside! Looking back to Heralds Place This beautiful signs leads you to the fairy tale of the Indian Water-lilies. The Gold-A$$! Donkey-quota double fulfilled! A funky pink pigeon! Some lovely buildings with fairy tales inside. The beautiful Heralds Place. And finally the sun came out! Liesbeth imitating the gnome Little Message. That sure seems an uncomfortable pose to me! But she can make it snow if you call her! Wheeee! Here is Mother Hulda. Nothing special at first sight... I am!!! "Nibble, nibble, little mouse, who is gnawing at my house?" The beautiful house where the seven little goats live. I love the carved face! There's that ugly costumer! But it seems that he dressed up for the occasion! Rodent-quota fulfilled! Mother Goat strolling around in the forest. Little does she know that there's an ugly costumer at her door! Yo mister! You might want to do something about the smell of your breath! Ah, the Little Mermaid! Another caption could be "BOOBS!" Annemie listening to the music that the gnomes make in their little houses. The Troll King! He talks nonsense but he's made by the creators of "Spitting Image" so he's cool! The witch with the drop of mucus dangling from her nose welcomes us! A lovely entrance sign for the Fairy Tale Forest Everything is themed at the Efteling! And again going in... Corky coming OUT of the trees! Corky (that's the name of this train, the other one is called Loopy) doing that loop-da-loop thing A train full of happy people! Going down... Here comes the Python! It's a Vekoma with good loopings, the corkscrews are just OK. Loekie and Guusje dance the hula! Donkey-quota fulfilled! The drums of Africa! Black Mamba! Oh, wait, that's another theme park Poor Loekie! He's freezing his a$$ off! Guusje is too cute! Everything in this ride makes me smile! Taaa ta ta taaa ta ta tatadaaaah! Carnaval Festival has the most contagious theme song ever! Laaf with evil smile thinks "Hee hee, I going to mix some old leftovers in this paste... Nobody will notice!" Hmmmmm... Laaf-made pastry... The camera made this pic on his own with the self-timer and we thought it turned out great! The jump house! Liesbeth is jumping but Annemie is all "Meh, whatever..." We also checked out the houses by foot. It's really fun to discover what's inside (although this one was totally empty) Hey! Stop following us!! Liesbeth enjoying the snail-monorail. You even go through the houses! You get to see the houses from the People of Laaf at close quarters. The snails go through the trees and over the water. Let's ride around in the snail-monorail! Lady, I would appreciate it if you make them stop puking water all over the place! Liesbeth and Nelle having fun on the pirate ship. They sat in the second row (pussies!) while Annemie and I were in the top row. It was my first time on a pirate ship and boy, this one goes very high! Wheeeee! The Carrousel Palace (inside is also the Diorama) Just a lovely sight! A train climbing the lift hill of Pegasus. A cute coaster but we rode it only once and that was enough! A bit painful in the back seat... A Flying Dutchman boat with Pegasus (Intamin junior woodie) in the background SKLOOOSH! That's the reward you get when you escaped... Another boat trying to escape the curse of the Ghost Ship! This is the lovely view you get when you're going back to the harbour. Liesbeth and I having fun on the Flying Dutchman! Going down! My very first attempt making onride pics and only one came out good... This is the queue area. The pic is a bit dark but I think it perfectly shows the atmosphere. It really feels like you're waiting in a harbour from the Golden Age! Time to ride the Flying Dutchman! This is the über-themed entrance building. Liesbeth checks the map to see where we go next. Hm, I hope she knows what she's doing... Here's Hugo, the owner of the place, warning us that his house is cursed! Down is up and up is down! Next stop: Villa Volta! (a.k.a. Vekoma-in-a-box) A tiny troll in the bushes and some elves sitting in a tree... (this is the only pic of Dream Flight that came out good) We immediately went to Dream Flight since the lines can be very long. Liesbeth and Annemie are very excited to meet elves, trolls and other riff-raff! Yay! We arrived unscathed! A coach full of blurry but happy people! On our way to the Efteling! Nelle is having a carrot, I will have a Efteling-DVD. Much better! (yes, I have new braces... woo hoo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hand 0f Time Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Great pictures. The place is very themed. That's what I like to see in parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 You have some really great pictures there Beeja! I am glad you had a lot of fun I enjoyed the comments too! I was waiting for this trip report, and you did not disappoint. You do need more pictures of yourself though, your such a cutie It is awesome having an Official Cute Riding Partner Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhappy Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Thanks for sharing these pictures. It's always nice to see how other people experience their park visits. There are some pictures of details i've totally missed during previous visits.. Looking forward to next summers visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeja Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks for the comments! It's always good to know that your pictures are appreciated... There are some pictures of details i've totally missed during previous visits.. Look harder next visit! I'm already looking forward to your pictures of the Efteling! You do need more pictures of yourself though, your such a cutie Unlike you, I'm not good at self-promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milst1 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Ik hou van je Trip Report! Wij moeten naar Efteling gaan! -Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Great trip report, this park seems like a cool place to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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